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FESTIMA – Burkina Faso’s festival of masks

Every two years, the city of Dédougou in Burkina Faso plays host to a vibrant spectacle of costumes and masks, as groups from towns and villages all over the country come to celebrate their unique cultures together.

It’s not just limited to the host nation, either; masked dancers and talented musicians from the neighbouring countries of Senegal, Mali, Togo, Ivory Coast, Benin and Nigeria flock to the festival in a brilliant display of colour, sound and rhythm.